. >>> melissa ma lay is at the live desk. >>> the death toll on the gaza strip has list tone 14, and four of the dead are children. overnight three were killed in rocket fire from the gaza strip. they launched an offensive. hamas has launched 700 rocket attacks since theeginning of the year. some feel the attacks will lead to an all-out war. >>> washington university no longer ranked one of the top universities in the country. gw removed from the coveted list. the university says it mistakenly inflated the high school standings ofncoming students by 20% the past decade. gw had been ranked 51st. the school will remain unranked until the 2014 best colleges bubble indication is released. he said he regrets the error and is making insurance to make sure it does not happen again. >> the parents of d.c. schoolchildren can weigh in on a plan to close as many as 20 schools. the goal is to close under performing schools. no schools would close in 1 and 3. the meeting is this afternoon. another meeting on monday. >>> d.c. council member wants to lower how much the district increases property t